Sounds Like a Classic: The 75th Anniversary of “Gerald McBoing-Boing”
A major game changer in animation, influencing Hollywood animators – even Walt Disney – and cartoon studios world wide is celebrarting an anniversary.
Tag Archives: Bobe Cannon
Animation Anecdotes #287
“He loved ballet, was crazy about ballet,” Bill Scott said of director Bobe Cannon. “He considered animated movement a form of ballet and when he would design a film, it would largely be in terms of ballet motion.”
Playhouse Pictures Re-Revisited
Today we’re taking yet another look at commercials from the Playhouse Pictures. This lot is from the mid to late fifties, and covers a variety of products. Amazingly, I was…
The Wind-up… The Pitch…
Remember when every normal, red-blooded American kid wanted to play baseball, and only the real weirdo’s wanted to draw pictures? Major league players like Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were…
Red Riding Hucksters
Ever since the writers in the cartoon business discovered deadlines, fairy tales have been a surefire way to fill up screen time. That goes for commercials too. One of the…
Leftover Commercial Round-Up
When Jerry and I put together these commercial posts, there’s always some stuff that ends up getting left out for one reason or another. This week we swept up a…
Commercials Animated by Bobe Cannon
Bobe Cannon was one of the real biggies in the history of animation. His animation was always very funny, appealing, and endlessly creative. I’ve spoken to many of his co-workers…
